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What did you do with your old cordless tools when you replaced it by purchasing a new one because it was cheaper than to replace the battery on the old one, which would no longer hold a charge and the batteries were Ni-cad?
Danl

Picked up a 20 volt drill yesterday off of Craigslist. It was still sealed in the box. Paid $40.00 for it because I paid that much for a replacement 19V battery a while back. He had another one that was opened and charged up. It features a pulse mode instead of a hammer mode. I left it in the box, thinking I might give it as a Christmas gift. I though it was made in Germany, but it was from China.

Accidentally left Rigid cordless lithium ion drill out and it rained on it. Ruined battery. Anyone know anything I can do to bring it back to life? I put a heat gun to it to try to dry it out after all the water drained out. Called Batteries Plus; they don't rebuild them, but they could order one for $139.00. I ordered a used one from Ebay, and it arrived today. It was in a box the exact size to fit the battery, and it had a small scratch on it, and for $30.00 I think I got a better deal. It was charged up and ran well. Sure would like to learn how to rebuild one, but lithium ion seems to have some problems a backyard bum would not be able to overcome. Anybody tried to do this?

I lost a lot of my hearing during my stint in the Navy, working around jet aircraft. Now I wear hearing aids. The batteries tend to die when you need them most. I turned this little holder for my key chain. Made from Walnut and Maple.

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